The show is filmed inBelfastand elsewhere inNorthern Ireland, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Scotland, Spain, and the United States.The series premiered onHBOin the United States on April 17, 2011, and will conclude with itseighth season, which premiered on April 14, 2019.

Set on the fictional continents ofWesteros and Essos,Game of Throneshas several plots and a largeensemble cast, but follows threestory arcs. The first arc is about theIron Throneof theSeven Kingdoms and follows a web of alliances and conflicts among the noble dynasties either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from it.

The second story arc focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, who has been exiled and is plotting a return to the throne. The third story arc follows the Night's Watch, a brotherhood defending the realm against the fierce peoples and legendary creatures of the North.

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